TT HERO DUNLOP KILLED <br><br>Issued: Sunday July
2 2000 <br><br>Record Isle of Man TT race winner
Joey Dunlop was killed during an <br>international
race in Estonia on Sunday. <br><br>Dunlop was racing
at the 3.7-mile public roads circuit on the
outskirts of <br>the Estonian capital of Tallinn.
<br><br>The Ballymoney, Co Antrim rider had won the 600cc
race on Saturday and the <br>Superbike race earlier on
Sunday at Tallinn and was leading the 125cc race
<br>when he crashed on the second lap. <br><br>The
48-year-old rider died instantly. Racing at the Tallinn event
was <br>cancelled following Dunlopšs crash.
<br><br>Dunlop scored his record 26th win at the Isle of Man TT
races little more <br>than three weeks ago. He began
racing in 1969 and was a factory Honda rider <br>for the
past 18 years. <br><br>The father of five was honoured
with both MBE and OBE awards for his <br>humanitarian
work in war torn countries. <br><br>Ends